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eightbitbrain t1_j4ps13v wrote

Reply to comment by MargaretDumont in Single file line for a drink at AS220 by AgedParmy

Think about it. Yes it is. With people spread out at the bar, a bartender doesn't know if you're just sitting out waiting to order and they also don't know what order you arrived in, so you might be the second person "in line" but keep getting passed over because they're taking care of the people who are leaning into the bar without a seat.

It's similarly inefficient to the way Dunkin workers refuse to use the order number printed on every receipt. Instead, they announce "egg and cheese" or "coffee extra extra" as if literally everyone in the joint doesn't order those things and then freak out when the wrong person claims the item.

Lining up at a bar is maybe unexpected, and it definitely gums up the room (but not the bar), but it is absolutely NOT inefficient.

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Previous_Floor t1_j4pa5v1 wrote

Reply to Help me learn the neighborhoods by jig_is_up_yo

>looking to rent, <$1,800

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>Anything worth noting for someone completely new.

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Ok, what you need to understand is that while you can probably find an apartment in Providence in your price range, you cannot get what you are looking for in your price range. And you really don't have the luxury of being choosy.

Newer/modern is definitely not happening. You'll need to accept that. Newer/modern is mostly downtown, typically $3k+, and generally not dog friendly.

With that reality out of the way, I'll also mention that you are going to find it difficult to find any place that allows dogs.

That said, the best areas in Providence for someone with a dog are on the East Side (not the Mount Hope neighborhood). The Wayland Square area would probably be optimal. In your price range, if you can find something, it will likely be small and outdated.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_j4p8rmm wrote

Reply to Channel 6 by [deleted]

But then we’re stuck with Sinclair owned channel 10! Don’t pack it in! I’m sure commercial contractors are just as I know a guy show up late like they are for the rest of us anyway. I mean it is rhode islsnd after all.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_j4p7yku wrote

Reply to Help me learn the neighborhoods by jig_is_up_yo

So many places will have been rented by august because of the influx of graduate and medical students / residents. You should start looking in spring (like april) if possible if you have any interest in east side and west side in particular. Med students go for June and July 1 with PhD and Masters students picking up for august 1. Many many landlords stick to that schedule because it’s like add water and tenant appears based on when their academic support or residency starts. My advice is bumping up your plans a few months you’ll have tons more options. Esp with that budget. It’s a town and gown city esp when it comes to the rental schedule so keep that in mind. Complexes aren’t as common in the city / triple deckers yes. There’s a huge new development by Trader Joe’s but it’s crazy expensive (and ugly imho). The streets immediately around brown will be lots of undergrads - less so as you get away from the area immediately around campus. But still look in fox point with that in mind. Agree with street by street for west side and even elm wood. East side is huge and has lots of rentals.

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MargaretDumont t1_j4p3le4 wrote

Reply to comment by decaf_flower in Single file line for a drink at AS220 by AgedParmy

A line would gum up the room. Nobody wants a line in the middle of a bar. Also if you're spread out across the bar you have a place to take your time to pay, a place for them to put your drink down. Things would take much longer if each person had to wait for the person in front of them to move. You spread out and let the bartender do their thing more efficiently than the line can.

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radioflea t1_j4ox9eg wrote

Reply to How to become friends with squirrels? by TwistedSpoonx

They sell a bunch of squirrel feeders online that you can attach to trees and if you’re brave enough you’re house.

They rely so heavily on trees and humans for food so they are easy to befriend. I know a few people around the state who have domesticated squirrels and also skunks.

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orm518 t1_j4oulds wrote

Reply to Channel 6 by [deleted]

Channel 6 has always been the little brother of a little media market.

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HoloCantAim t1_j4oqghf wrote

Reply to Single file line for a drink at AS220 by AgedParmy

All these old commenters hating on something different just cause they didn’t do it like that themselves. Damn, I would honestly rather wait in a line. Better than a bartender saying they’ll be right with you a million times as they keep missing you time and time again.

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cowperthwaite t1_j4oo58x wrote

Reply to Help me learn the neighborhoods by jig_is_up_yo

Copying from previous post about safety:

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/u48qqq/is_washington_park_a_relatively_safe_area_to_live/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/53v3u9/wondering_what_providence_is_like_for_mid_30s/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/2xx0kl/relocating_to_providence_at_the_end_of_the_month/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/nfq7lp/living_near_the_vavalley_area/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/mn698j/apartment_hunting/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/i114g2/advice_for_possibly_moving_to_providence/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/fnvwta/safe_places_in_providence/

From another post about neighborhoods and apartments:

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/p0q2h4/hey_im_a_single_female_in_my_late_20a_thinking_of/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/nfuqi7/if_you_could_tell_someone_moving_to_providence/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/kuvq8w/moving_to_providence_whatre_your_thoughts/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/lhx5yd/moving_to_providence_this_summer/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/idibb5/considering_moving_to_providence_down_the_line/

https://www.reddit.com/r/providence/comments/qh5065/moving_to_providence_in_the_spring_2022/

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